[kj] ConcertLive CD - Hammersmith

Alex Smith vassifer at earthlink.net
Fri Oct 15 14:43:31 EDT 2010


I think my biggest problem with the Kj2003 clown was that it was virtually indistinguishable from cover art by Insane Clown Posse. The UK folks may not be familiar with them, but there is assuredly not a worse association.

Alex in NYC

-----Original Message-----

>From: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar at gmail.com>

>Sent: Oct 15, 2010 1:26 PM

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] ConcertLive CD - Hammersmith

>

>Coles is very much the missing piece of the reunion. Cell-phone

>tower/cross makes no sense to me as a concept, unless possibly for a

>Christian band. Even then, what is the symbolism? Worse than the KJ03

>clown, although better-looking than the cover of Outside the Gate.

>

>--Mark

>

>On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>

>> It's not a suicide bomber crucifix (what would that even entail?), it's a modified GWEN "microwave" tower hybridized with a cross. I'm not saying that's super clear or especialy meaningful to the layperson either (a friend of my wife saw it on my desk and said "Your favorite band has a cellphone tower on their album cover?? Really??")

>>

>> The molotov thing just seems a bit lazy. "Yeah, man -- insurrection!!"

>>

>> Either way, I just wish Coles was back on board.

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